Religion and Attitudes toward the Environment

Articles
Greeley, A. (1993). Religion and attitudes toward the environment. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 32, 1, 19-28.
Extended a study (D. L. Eckberg and T. J. Blocker; 1990) of the relationship between religion and concern for the environment among 300 adults in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In the present s…

Authoritarianism and Attitudes toward the Environment

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Schultz, P. W. & Stone, W. F (1994). Authoritarianism and attitudes toward the environment. Environment and Behavior, 26, 1, 25-37.
Assessed the relationship between authoritarianism and concern for the environment. Study 1, a field study with 80 attendants (aged 19-86 yrs) of 2 planning board meetings, found …

Ecological Awareness, Environmentalist Action, and International Conservation Strategy

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Kottak, C. P. & Costa, A. C. (1993). Ecological awareness, environmentalist action, and international conservation strategy. Human Organization, 52, 4, 335-343.
Describes ongoing research on environmental risk perception and action in Brazil and Madagascar. Researchers have been investigating the relationship between the perception of env…

Development of Concern for the Environment and Formative Experiences of Educators

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Palmer, J. A. (1993). Development of concern for the environment and formative experiences of educators. Journal of Environmental Education, 24, 3, 26-30.
Investigated the significance of several categories of influence on the development of knowledge and concern about the environment for 232 environmental educators. Results confirm…

Environmental Knowledge, Awareness and Concern among 11th-Grade Students: New York State

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Hausbeck, K. W. & Milbrath, L. W. & Enright, S. M. (1992). Environmental knowledge, awareness and concern among 11th-grade students: New York State. Journal of Environmental Education, 24, 1, 27-34.
Evaluated the quality of environmental education (EE) among 3,207 11th graders in 30 secondary schools in New York State. Independent variables included type of school, region of …

Communicating about Environmental Risks: How the Public Uses and Perceives Information Sources

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McCallum, D.B., Hammond, S. L. & Covello, V. T. (1991). Communicating about environmental risks: How the public uses and perceives information sources. Health Education Quarterly, 18, 3, 349-361.
Examined environmental risk communication as a community-based public health issue in 6 communities prior to the implementation of national community right-to-know legislation. 3,…

Environmental Attitudes: 20 Years of Change

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Gigliotti, L. M. (1992). Environmental attitudes: 20 years of change. Journal of Environmental Education, 24, 1, 15-26.
Examined individuals' willingness to make personal sacrifices and give up material goods to benefit the environment. A study conducted of 1,500 college students in 1990 compared a…

The Impact of an Environmental Education Program on Knowledge and Attitude

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Armstrong, J. B. & Impara, J. C. (1991). The impact of an environmental education program on knowledge and attitude. Journal of Environmental Education, 22, 4, 36-40.
Evaluated the impact of the environmental education program NatureScope (developed by the National Wildlife Federation) in regular classrooms where it was used as a curriculum s…

"Consciousness" in Energy Conservation Behavior: An Exploratory Study

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Heslop, L. A., Moran, L. & Cousineau, A. (1981). "Consciousness" in energy conservation behavior: An exploratory study. Journal of Consumer Research, 8, 3, 299-305.
An analysis of 6 yrs of electricity consumption in Canada, along with questionnaire data, highlights the importance of household characteristics and family size in predicting elec…

Field and Laboratory Studies of Littering

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Krauss, R. M. & Freedman, J. L. & Whitcup, M. (1978). Field and laboratory studies of littering. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 14, 1, 109-122.
Reports 2 field and 2 laboratory experiments on littering behavior. In Exp I, observations of 1,765 Ss at 9 locations in the New York City area showed that littering rates varied …

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